US HB7511

Designates the VA clinic at 1211 East Army Post Road, Des Moines, Iowa as the "Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic" to honor the Iowa National Guard soldier killed in action in Palmyra, Syria on December 13, 2025

Designates the VA outpatient clinic at 201 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard, Marshalltown, Iowa as the "Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic" (or "Nate Howard VA Clinic") to honor another Iowa National Guard soldier killed in the same December 13, 2025 incident

Both soldiers served as Cavalry Scouts with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa National Guard during Operation Inherent Resolve

Both soldiers were posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge, and Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device for heroic service in combat